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Middle East and Northern Africa Torture and Impunity in Jordan’s Prisons Reforms Fail to Tackle Widespread Abuse
HRW Index No.: 1-56432-382-X October 8, 2008 Also available in 
Download PDF, 368 KB, 95 pgs Purchase online Download E-Book The Ismailis of Najran Second-class Saudi Citizens
HRW Index No.: 1-56432-376-5 September 22, 2008 Also available in
Download PDF, 955 KB, 89 pgs Purchase online Download E-Book Iran: Rights Crisis Escalates Faces and Cases from Ahmadinejad’s Crackdown This paper documents the dire situation for human rights defenders and key dimensions of the human rights crisis in Iran today. Released ahead of Ahmadinejad’s arrival at the opening ceremonies of the UN General Assembly, the paper highlights Iran’s status as the world leader in juvenile executions. Iran is known to have executed six juvenile offenders so far in 2008, and more than 130 other juvenile offenders have been sentenced to death and are awaiting execution. September 18, 2008 The Last Holdouts Ending the Juvenile Death Penalty in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Pakistan, and Yemen
HRW Index No.: 1-56432-375-7 September 10, 2008 Also available in
Download PDF, 175 KB, 23 pgs Purchase online Download E-Book Libya: Rights at Risk Despite modest improvements in recent years, Libyans and foreign residents in Libya continue to suffer from serious violations of human rights. The continued arrests and incarceration of political prisoners, some of them “disappeared”; the torture of detainees; the absence of a free press; the ban on independent organizations; and violations of women’s and foreigners’ rights plague the country as it tries to reintegrate with the international community. The country is dominated by one leader, who tolerates no unsanctioned criticism of his rule or Libya’s unique political system. September 2, 2008 Also available in
Printer friendly version Internal Fight Palestinian Abuses in Gaza and the West Bank
HRW Index No.: 1-56432-360-9 July 30, 2008 Also available in
Download PDF, 1500 KB, 113 pgs Purchase online Download E-Book "As If I Am Not Human" Abuses against Asian Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia
HRW Index No.: 1-56432-351-X July 8, 2008 Also available in
Download PDF, 466 KB, 137 pgs Purchase online Download E-Book Child Soldier Global Report 2008 Summary The Child Soldier Global Report documents military recruitment legislation, policy and practice in more than 190 countries worldwide – in conflict and in peacetime armies – as well as child soldier use by non-state armed groups. This summary provides an overview of facts and figures. May 20, 2008 Printer friendly version The Netherlands: Discrimination in the Name of Integration Migrants’ Rights under the Integration Abroad Act In the past years, the authorities in the Netherlands have introduced a series of measures with the stated aim of better integrating its migrant population. One of these measures is the integration test administered to would-be family migrants from some countries before they can join spouses or family members in the Netherlands. This report documents how the overseas integration test is discriminatory, in that citizens from certain countries are exempt altogether, and the test, coupled with increased financial requirements, targets primarily would-be family migrants from two of the three largest “non- western” migrant communities in the Netherlands – Moroccans and Turks. May 15, 2008 Perpetual Minors Human Rights Abuses Stemming from Male Guardianship and Sex Segregation in Saudi Arabia
HRW Index No.: 1-56432-307-2 April 20, 2008 Also available in
Download PDF, 357 KB, 52 pgs Purchase online Download E-Book Double Jeopardy CIA Renditions to Jordan
HRW Index No.: 1-56432-300-5 April 8, 2008 Also available in
Download PDF, 195 KB, 39 pgs Purchase online Download E-Book Off the Map Land and Housing Rights Violations in Israel’s Unrecognized Bedouin Villages
HRW Index No.: E2005 March 31, 2008 Also available in
Download PDF, 2200 KB, 128 pgs Purchase online Download E-Book Precarious Justice Arbitrary Detention and Unfair Trials in the Deficient Criminal Justice System of Saudi Arabia
HRW Index No.: E2003 March 25, 2008 Also available in
Download PDF, 533 KB, 146 pgs Purchase online Download E-Book Adults Before Their Time Children in Saudi Arabia’s Criminal Justice System
HRW Index No.: E2004 March 25, 2008 Also available in
Download PDF, 382 KB, 82 pgs Purchase online Download E-Book Flooding South Lebanon Israel’s Use of Cluster Munitions in Lebanon in July and August 2006
HRW Index No.: E2002 February 17, 2008 Download PDF, 4400 KB, 137 pgs Purchase online Download E-Book “You Can Detain Anyone for Anything” Iran’s Broadening Clampdown on Independent Activism This 51-page report documents the expansion in scope and number of the individuals and activities persecuted by the Iranian government over the last two years. HRW Index No.: E2001 January 7, 2008 Also available in 
Download PDF, 240 KB, 53 pgs Purchase online Download E-Book Libya: Rights at Risk Despite some improvements in recent years, in Libya serious rights abuses persist. The absence of a free press, the ban on independent organizations, the torture of detainees, and the continued incarceration of political prisoners, some of them “disappeared,” remain matters of deep concern. To date, international engagement with the oil-rich country has focused on counter-terrorism and business ties. Human Rights Watch welcomes improved relations between Libya and other governments, but not at the expense of human rights and the rule of law. January 3, 2008 Also available in
Printer friendly version Shutting Out the Critics Restrictive Laws Used to Repress Civil Society in Jordan
HRW Index No.: E1910 December 17, 2007 Also available in
Download PDF, 240 KB, 42 pgs Purchase online Download E-Book Anatomy of a State Security Case The “Victorious Sect” Arrests This 74-page report examines the case of the so-called Victorious Sect, a group of 22 young Egyptians charged with plotting to carry out violent attacks on tourists and other civilian targets in Cairo. HRW Index No.: E1909 December 11, 2007 Also available in
Download PDF, 441 KB, 87 pgs Purchase online Download E-Book Rot Here or Die There Bleak Choices for Iraqi Refugees in Lebanon
HRW Index No.: E1908 December 4, 2007 Also available in
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